First, I did not get a ticket, but have driven I-77 through VA 6 times over the past 2-1/2 months and on every trip the Virginia State Police and local Sheriffs have been doing a brisk bussiness. Today I saw six cars in the first 30 miles of I-77 and another one on the northern side of Wytheville. I have never seen less than four cars during these trips.
It is one thing to enforce the laws, but when you sit your cars at the bottom of hills, it is clear you are trying to maximize your revenue. The classic case is having 4-5 trucks going uphill at 50-60 mph and as you try to pass them one truck crests the hill and then runs 75 going downhill and you are stuck in the left lane trying to get past the group and then the police setup at the bottom of the hill. Also why is I-77 65 mph until you get to Wytheville then it goes to 70 unless it is to promote tickets?
Virginia should be ashamed of itself trying to milk tourist in this way and Virginia is famous for this in other areas beside I-77. Speed traps are a cottage industry for local municipalities in Virginia.